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K Line turns a new green leaf on eco vessel

In 2016, the diversified Japanese shipping conglomerate took delivery of the 7,625-ceu Drive Green Highway, the first of eight new pure car/truck carriers under its Drive Green Project.

Each vessel aims to set new emissions reduction and energy efficiency standards. The ships are equipped with sulphur scrubbers, systems to reduce CO2 output and come equipped with solar panels to power onboard illumination.

All told, the systems will emit 25% less CO2, 50% less NOx and 90% less SOx for each car transported. But the seafarers onboard the Drive Green Highway are most thrilled with a hydroponic garden, which is also fuelled by the ship’s solar panels. The garden provides the seafarers with the capability to grow salad greens.

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K Line turns a new green leaf on eco vessel

In 2016, the diversified Japanese shipping conglomerate took delivery of the 7,625-ceu Drive Green Highway, the first of eight new pure car/truck carriers under its Drive Green Project.

Each vessel aims to set new emissions reduction and energy efficiency standards. The ships are equipped with sulphur scrubbers, systems to reduce CO2 output and come equipped with solar panels to power onboard illumination.

All told, the systems will emit 25% less CO2, 50% less NOx and 90% less SOx for each car transported. But the seafarers onboard the Drive Green Highway are most thrilled with a hydroponic garden, which is also fuelled by the ship’s solar panels. The garden provides the seafarers with the capability to grow salad greens.